Catalonia Trade & Investment attracted 612 million euros in foreign investment in 2021, a figure which is 28% over the previous year’s results and the highest in the historical series.

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Catalonia Trade & Investment
Issue 74 | May 25th, 2022
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Catalonia Trade & Investment attracted €612M in 2021, the highest figure on record
Catalonia Trade & Investment attracted 612 million euros in foreign investment in 2021, a figure which is 28% over the previous year’s results and the highest in the historical series. In total, 82 foreign investment projects were executed in Barcelona-Catalonia in 2021, creating 3,211 jobs and maintaining an additional 2,471 jobs.
 
ILJIN Materials will invest €600M to open its first European factory in Catalonia
The South Korean battery component company ILJIN Materials will invest 600 million euros and create 500 jobs in Catalonia with the opening of its first European factory in Mont-roig del Camp (Tarragona).
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"There is a large pool of qualified people in Barcelona"
The Swiss medtech company Ypsomed is a world leader in manufacturing insulin pens. Ypsomed has chosen Barcelona to open its first R&D center outside Switzerland and expects to build a workforce of 60 people over the next year.
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Sony, fostering open innovation from Barcelona
The Japanese company Sony employs more than 100 professionals in its Barcelona offices. Bastien Cahan explains how the company is constantly striving for innovation and is looking to create bonds with universities and startups in Barcelona.
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US company Semrush plans to grow in Barcelona after acquiring Kompyte
Barcelona-based Kompyte was founded in 2014 with a new market idea: a software tool to monitor the competitor’s online activity in real-time. This past March, it was acquired by online marketing expert Semrush.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know?
Open call: Grants program to promote High Impact Business Investments in Catalonia
Catalonia Trade & Investment has opened the 2022 call for the grants program to promote High Impact Business Investments in Catalonia. This call has a budget of 11,000,000€ with the aim to attract new business activity to Catalonia, create new job positions and foster investments in productive assets.
NEWS
Building a communication strategy: a key element to enter Barcelona-Catalonia’s market successfully
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Microsoft increases its specialist workforce in its R&D Artificial Intelligence hub in Barcelona
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Catalonia Trade & Investment completes a European project with Denmark and Austria to exchange experiences on cluster policies
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The audiovisual sector in Barcelona-Catalonia has a turnover of 6.7 billion euros and employs 31,000 jobs
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Catalonia Trade & Investment resumes the Catalan Wines program in the United States with two tastings in Los Angeles and Nashville
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Catalonia Trade & Investment is the public agency of the Catalan Government that works to attract foreign investment to Barcelona and Catalonia, promoting the area as an attractive, innovative and competitive business location.
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